vegetarian – Finance Colombia https://www.financecolombia.com Connecting Colombia to the global capital markets, analysts, economists, investors, and executives that matter Thu, 29 Dec 2022 17:18:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.financecolombia.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/cropped-Favicon-32x32.png vegetarian – Finance Colombia https://www.financecolombia.com 32 32 After Running Anti-Meat Campaign, Medellín’s Mayor Wants To Give Away Free Pigs https://www.financecolombia.com/after-running-anti-meat-campaign-medellins-mayor-wants-to-give-away-free-pigs/ Tue, 27 Dec 2022 13:20:33 +0000 https://www.financecolombia.com/?p=25521 After deploying the resources of the city of Medellín to campaign against beef, raising the ire of Colombia’s Cattle Ranchers’ Federation, Medellín Mayor Daniel Quintero has announced his desire to “give a pig to every neighborhood of the city through their community action committee” on Twitter, and asked for donations.

Less than two hours later, perhaps after visions of the mad cow chasing police through the streets of Bogotá earlier the same day, Mayor Quintero returned to Twitter clarifying that they would not accept actual pigs for donation, but only processed pork, properly refrigerated.

While politicians are often lambasted for trying to curry favor with voters, it’s puzzling to see a mayor both run a municipal anti-meat campaign and promise a political pork program (literally).

Let them eat beans

Even the mayor’s wife, a vocal vegetarian, tweeted her disapproval, saying that she would prefer bean soup to the festival of pork.

Mayor Quintero has been using city resources to run an anti-meat campaign.

Mayor Quintero has been using city resources to run an anti-meat campaign.

It is unclear where the funds would come from to give out free neighborhood pigs. Nevertheless, the next day, city hall detailed that they would give out 361 pigs for Christmas. 361 pigs to feed 200,000 people means that each pig would have to provide food for 554 people.

It remains to be seen whether the free neighborhood pig initiative will be carried out; the target date is today, December 27. The mayor also has not explained the coherence between giving out free meat while conducting an anti-meat campaign.

]]> Colombia Business News Recap for December 26, 2022 https://www.financecolombia.com/colombia-business-news-recap-for-december-26-2022/ Tue, 27 Dec 2022 12:00:58 +0000 https://www.financecolombia.com/?p=25529 In this edition:
  • Hidroituango is finally generating (a little bit of) electricity, but only one bidder showed up for Daniel Quintero’s public tender to finish the project.
  • Peru has lodged a formal protest against Colombia’s President Petro, accusing him of meddling in their affairs.
  • President Petro has announced plans to purchase 16 new combat jets—after running on a platform opposing new fighters.
  • Colombia has established its new minimum wage for 2023, a double-digit increase.
  • A win for Colombian agriculture as mango exports to the United States begins.
  • A loss for Colombian agriculture as WTO smacks down potato tariffs in favor of EU in trade dispute.
  • The explosion in Bogotá’s El Dorado International Airport
  • After running anti-beef campaign, Medellín Mayor Daniel Quintero promises to give away hundreds of free pigs

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